Your one-stop shop for Houston Rockets, local sports, and news from around the league for Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Houston Rockets News Chris Paul and James Harden excited to play together as Houston Rockets open campChris Paul and James Harden spent the summer casually playing together, but they are more than ready to make it official when the Houston Rockets open camp on Tuesday. Houston Rockets: An appreciation of Ryan AndersonRyan Anderson has been included in countless trade rumors this offseason, leading many to not appreciate his true value to the Houston Rockets. Championship...

Where does SI have the Rockets in the Top 100 NBA Players? How does it compare to ESPN’s ranking? As ESPN has rolled out its Top 100 NBA Player Rankings for the upcoming season, Sports Illustrated wrapped up its list today of their Top 100. Here are where the Rockets are ranked: 97. Ryan Anderson (100 on ESPN) 83. Eric Gordon (62 on ESPN) 62. Trevor Ariza (95 on ESPN) 58. Clint Capela (70 on ESPN) 7. Chris Paul (Top 10 on ESPN) 5. James Harden (Top 10 on ESPN) What’s important to note here is the parity of the two rankings. Gordon received much higher praise in ESPN’s ranking than...

Capela and Gordon appeared in the second reveal. After the revealing on ESPN’s annual NBA Top 100, we learned that Ryan Anderson (No. 100) and Trevor Ariza (No. 95) made the cut. Now, two more Rockets can be added to the list. Clint Capela made the list at No. 70, and Sixth Man of the Year Eric Gordon made it at No. 62. Capela was the starting center on the third-best team in the league last season, so it is no surprise to see him higher on this list from last year. At just 23 years old, he remains one of the rising stars in this league. He made a big jump in his third season, averaging...

Two Rockets kick off ESPN’s annual countdown. The yearly ESPN top 100 NBA player rankings started this week, and two Rockets showed up in the first batch of 25 players. Ryan Anderson just made the cut, finishing at number 100, while Ariza drops in at number 95. Anderson, who’s been the subject of offseason trade rumors in the Carmelo Anthony chase, dropped down from the number 89 position last year, and he did have some slippage. Despite his 40.3 percent shooting percentage from deep — the second-best of his career — Anderson’s rebounding was down, and so was his scoring. His...